Parenting is an acquired skill achieved usually at a early part of adulthood‚ or subliminally obtained from the false conception that reading a "How to Parent for Dummies" books will actually give you that skill. Two insightful passages into the world of parenting‚ a essay‚ "The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask..." written by Neil Millar and the short story "Be-ers and Doers" by Budge Wilson. Both passages attack the common ground of disrespectful children and how to raise them to your ideals
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In the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua. Mrs. Chua explained in her essay how Chinese mothers use tactics of obedience‚ discipline and etc. to raise their children in a way that differs the way western parents do. In the beginning of this essay‚ the readers are told that the author Amy Chua‚ Is a professor at a university called Yale Law School and she has two daughters that she raised in her Chinese way. Furthermore‚ the audience read that Mrs. Chua sees herself as a so-called
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don’t know me and/or my family” makes this a classical argument‚ which in reality is no valid argument. However‚ her main claim throughout the essay is supported by a strong warrant and ground. Chua-Rubenfeld’s main claim is that Amy Chua’s strict parenting forced her to be more independent and act as an adult. The way her mother did this was by pushing her daughter to become more successful. Chua-Rubenfeld’s mother taught her that creativity takes effort‚ which in this case is used as Chua-Rubenfeld’s
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This form of parenting very often entails disorganised neglect‚ erratic caregiving‚ lack of physical care‚ non-existent emotional responsiveness and the absence of structure and control (Barker & Hodes 2007). Here the problems are often multifaceted‚ care given is erratic
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think about these situations before starting a family. In today’s population there are more single parent families than two parent families. When raising children it takes finances‚ time and affection‚ and a good role model to help care for them. Parenting is very difficult whether both parents are present or not‚ but being a single parent have many obstacles. Finances are a very important key in caring for children. Single parents have to face many challenges related to finances. Sometimes single
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will do anything to gain approval. Hanna Rosin‚ author of "Mother Inferior"‚ on the other hand‚ takes the "Western" approach to parenting. She believes childhood is a time for experimenting and learning though personal experiences. Ms. Rosin would rather her children express interest or talent in a few things‚ so they become experts at something they love. Both parenting styles have virtually no common ground except that ultimately both parents want what is best for their children‚ however‚ their
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to be encouraged or be given guidance on their life‚ it is very important for children to have good role models in their life Poverty – People are poor for many reasons‚ it could be down to drug and alcohol dependency‚ family breakdown‚ poor parenting‚ or a culture of worklessness. Growing up in poverty means being cold‚ going hungry‚ not being able to join in activities with friends or being able to afford after school clubs etc. Families living in poverty are almost twice as likely to live in
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is a highly looked upon lawyer in the small town of Maycomb county. He has two children‚ Jem and Jean Louise Finch. Atticus has a unique way of parenting his kids that some people do not approve of. He often gets criticized on how he raises his kids. Atticus Finch has flaws but‚ he is a respectable character within the book. He begins to doubt his parenting as well when he invites Aunt Alexandra to come live with him. “We felt it was time you needed- well‚ it’s like this‚ Scout‚” Atticus said. “Your
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old Chinese woman‚ Amy Chua‚ who is a professor at Yale Law School‚ USA. She argues that the Chinese methods are the most effective way of raising a successful child. According to Amy‚ there are three main differences between Western and Chinese parenting. First of all‚ Western parents are concerned about their children’s’ psyches‚ while Chinese‚ roughly said‚ aren’t. For instance‚ if a child comes home with a B on the test‚ some Western parents would still praise their child. The Chinese mother
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used. In Baumrind’s scheme of parenting styles‚ there are three styles: Authoritative‚ permissive and authoritarian. I think that the style of parenting Elizabeth uses in the book would be authoritarian parenting‚ whereas Aibileen uses the softer‚ authoritative approach. Authoritative parenting is a child-centered approach that holds the child accountable for his or her own actions‚ but also encourages the child to be independent. It is a warmer approach to parenting‚ characterized by positive words
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